William C. Heck
On the New York attorney register since 1973 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1384866
- Admitted
- 1973 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
William C. Heck is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1973 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due May 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means William C. Heck has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered the first file we hold
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; the Jul 3, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026 files for the history.
Others who list this employer on the register
210 other attorneys list Kelley Drye & Warren LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 6 of them were admitted before 1973, and 155 of the 211 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1973, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Louis Austrian | 1971 | Due to re‑register |
| John Joseph Lynagh | 1972 | Currently registered |
| David Lovelace Vaughan | 1972 | Due to re‑register |
| Robert Emmet Crotty | 1973 | Currently registered |
| Brian Joseph Calvey | 1974 | Currently registered |
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; employer spellings merged (methodology).
Where this record sits on the register
William C. Heck studied at Harvard Law School (the register spells it “HARVARD”). 989 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as William C. Heck was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 1,883 were admitted before 1973 and 91,439 after.
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; living registrants only.
Questions this record leads to
- Everyone who lists Kelley Drye & Warren LLP211 on the register, 6 of the others admitted before 1973; 155 of the 211 give an office in New York, NY.
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19732,460 people admitted in 1973 are on the register, 907 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Currently registered”286,911 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- What a New York lawyer may chargeThe court rules on fees, retainers and fee disputes, each cited.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of William C. Heck’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted William C. Heck in 1973. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York County, where the register places the office.
This page reads the register file of Sep 29, 2026, and the court system’s own search can be newer; the register shows only the current value, so a suspension that ended before the files we hold, or a censure, leaves no trace here (Appellate Division decisions are published through the court system’s Law Reporting Bureau).